Drunk driver arrested at rural Hope-area home after fleeing traffic stop at high rate of speed

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Officers observed a vehicle near a convenience store in Hope during the early morning hours and conducted a roadside stop. The driver exhibited signs of impairment. During the interaction, officers observed, in plain view, items consistent with drug trafficking inside the vehicle. The driver was arrested, and a subsequent search located trafficking‑quantity amounts of suspected illicit substances and drug paraphernalia. The driver was issued an Immediate Roadside Prohibition, and the vehicle was towed.

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Police received a report of a vehicle break‑in on the Uztlius Creek Forest Service Road near Boston Bar. The vehicle sustained damage, and items were stolen.

Corporal Kiener says there have been several recent reports of thefts from vehicles in the Boston Bar area. 

Further, Hope RCMP also received multiple reports this past week of thefts from vehicles and the theft of licence plates in the Hope area. In addition, a stolen vehicle was reported on Old Yale Road, where the keys had been left inside.

Corporal Kiener is reminding the public to always lock their vehicles and avoid leaving valuables inside, regardless of how brief the time away from the vehicle may be.